Making Skills Everyone's Business: A Call to Transform Adult Learning in the United States
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- Synopsis
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Skills matter. In the past year, a remarkable convergence of data, analysis, and policy informed us of just how much
they matter to individuals, their families and communities, and to the economy overall. This report presents a vision
for making adult skill development--upskilling--more prevalent, efficient, effective, and convenient. This vision
rests on an understanding that foundation skills--the combination of literacy, numeracy, and English language as
well as employability skills required for participation in modern workplaces and contemporary life--are a shared
responsibility of, and value and benefit to the entire community
This report begins with a deeper look at the data before articulating seven strategies to transform adult learning in the United States, illustrated with "Innovation in Action" vignettes from around the country. It includes a section describing the efforts undertaken by ED subsequent to the OECD Survey to gather facts, analyze trends, and seek input from a broad range of stakeholders in roundtable discussions.
- Copyright:
- 2015
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 48 Pages
- Publisher:
- U.S. Department of Education
- Date of Addition:
- 03/10/15
- Copyrighted By:
- U.S. Department of Education
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Self-Help
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This book is in the public domain and is freely available to all.